Several days later.
"Hoo!"
Xia Ping remained inside his residence and let out a deep breath. Terrifying golden light flashed in his eyes, like icy gleams piercing through the void, unstoppable even by restriction formations.
Within the depths of his pupils, profound and mysterious restriction formations seemed to emerge, as though linked to the Underworld River of hell. Vortices surfaced, seemingly capable of devouring the souls of countless living beings.
Without a doubt, the Hell Golden Crow bloodline within him had grown even richer, awakening several million more cells.
At the same time, after several days of secluded cultivation, absorbing the Primordial Qi of the Primordial Sacred Land and receiving the energy feedback from the immortal-level Thousand-Star Vine, Xia Ping's cultivation and mana had advanced by leaps and bounds.
By now, he had astonishingly advanced to the peak of the Dharma Image Realm. Only a single step remained before he could break through into the Lightning Tribulation Realm and stand at the pinnacle among countless mortals.
He could feel that the mana within his nine Purple Mansion spaces was brimming, seemingly having reached perfect completion, while his Primordial Spirit had become unimaginably powerful.
Compared to himself several days ago, he had grown a full twenty percent stronger.
He was evolving at a speed visible to the naked eye, his power continuously strengthening. If others saw this, their jaws would surely drop.
Xia Ping had already been powerful enough, yet now he had grown another twenty percent stronger. This simply left no room for anyone else to live.
"Looks like the next step is the Lightning Tribulation Realm. I wonder what kind of realm that is?"
After some thought, Xia Ping summoned Green Ox to ask. As the artifact spirit that had followed a Saint, Green Ox was knowledgeable and experienced;